agricultural economy

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its July 2021 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several observations pertaining…

Reuters News reported this week that, "China will no longer require small pig farms to get environmental approval from the government before breeding pigs as the country seeks to rebuild…

Reuters writer Dominique Patton reported on Friday that, "Large numbers of pigs are dying from African swine fever in China's top hog-producing province, say farmers and analysts, raising concerns it…

Reuters News reported this week that, "World food prices fell in June for the first time in 12 months, pushed lower by declines in vegetable oils, cereals and dairy products,…

Last week, Nathan Kauffman and Ty Kreitman, of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, penned an update titled, "Farm Debt Declines Further and Credit Stress Eases," which noted that,…

A news release this week from the American Bankers Association (ABA) stated that, "Despite the global economic slowdown in 2020 due to COVID-19, total agricultural lending by U.S. farm banks…

Donnelle Eller reported on the front page of Friday's Des Moines Register that, "Last week, Mark Mueller watched from the porch of his northeast Iowa farm as lightning flashed and…

Bloomberg writers Andy Hoffman and Vanessa Dezem reported this week that, "Two of the world’s top agricultural traders said crop markets are in a 'mini-supercycle' that could last half a…

Wall Street Journal writers Tom Fairless, Alistair MacDonald and Jesse Newman reported on the front page of Tuesday's paper that, "The run-up in commodity prices is casting a cloud over…

Financial Times writer Aime Williams reported on Monday that, "Donald Trump’s trade war with China left American farmers dependent on government handouts to survive. But China is now at the…

Late last week, Reuters writer Dominique Patton reported that, "China has come to crave milk. Demand that had been steadily growing has spiked further after doctors touted its health benefits…

Financial Times writer Emiko Terazono reported this week that, "Global food prices surged by the biggest margin in a decade in May as one closely watched index jumped 40 per…

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its May 2021 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions by Federal Reserve District. The report included several observations pertaining…

Jacob Bunge reported on the front page of Wednesday's Wall Street Journal that, "Meatpacker JBS SA was hit by a ransomware attack that took a big chunk of U.S. beef-and-pork…

Financial Times writers Chelsea Bruce-Lockhart and Emiko Terazono reported this week that, "The cost of raw materials that go into making breakfast staples have roared higher since the pandemic began…

Bloomberg writer Michael Hirtzer reported on Friday that, "America’s insatiable appetite for ribs and hot dogs pushed hog prices to the highest in nearly seven years as the summer grilling…

Wall Street Journal writers Jennifer Smith and Paul Page reported on Friday that, "Americans are returning to restaurants, bars and other dining places as Covid-19 restrictions come down, adding new…

Bloomberg writers Brendan Murray, Enda Curran, and Kim Chipman reported this week that, "A year ago, as the pandemic ravaged country after country and economies shuddered, consumers were the ones panic-buying.…

Last week, the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago, Kansas City and Minneapolis released updates regarding farm income, farmland values and agricultural credit conditions from the first quarter of 2021.

Earlier this week, Bloomberg writers Kim Chipman and Isis Almeida reported that, "A drought in Brazil is changing up trade flows, and sending China on a U.S. grain-buying binge that’s…